psellismn.

Brit.

/ˈ(p)sɛlɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈ(p)sɛˌlɪz(ə)m/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin psellismus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin psellismus (a1536 in Erasmus) < Hellenistic Greek ψελλισμός action or fact of stammering < ancient Greek ψελλίζειν to stammer ( < ψελλός (adjective) stammering (of imitative origin, with expressive gemination and a suffix -λό- frequently used to designate infirmities) + -ίζειν -ize suffix) + -ισμός -ism suffix.

Medicine. rare.

A defect of speech; esp. stammering.

ΚΠ

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 435/2 The Psallotis, or Psellismos, is when divers letters and words cannot be pronounced.]

1861 J. Hunt Stammering & Stuttering iv. 36 It is unquestionable that psellism is far less frequent in females than in men.

1939 Lancet 18 Nov. 1074/1 Thus dicephalous could not be defined more briefly than ‘two-headed’, psellism than ‘stammering’.

1997 M. E. Wingate Stuttering 223 Stuttering... Also stammering, psellism, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psellism
释义	psellismn. Brit. /ˈ(p)sɛlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈ(p)sɛˌlɪz(ə)m/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin psellismus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin psellismus (a1536 in Erasmus) < Hellenistic Greek ψελλισμός action or fact of stammering < ancient Greek ψελλίζειν to stammer ( < ψελλός (adjective) stammering (of imitative origin, with expressive gemination and a suffix -λό- frequently used to designate infirmities) + -ίζειν -ize suffix) + -ισμός -ism suffix. Medicine. rare. A defect of speech; esp. stammering. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 435/2 The Psallotis, or Psellismos, is when divers letters and words cannot be pronounced.] 1861 J. Hunt Stammering & Stuttering iv. 36 It is unquestionable that psellism is far less frequent in females than in men. 1939 Lancet 18 Nov. 1074/1 Thus dicephalous could not be defined more briefly than ‘two-headed’, psellism than ‘stammering’. 1997 M. E. Wingate Stuttering 223 Stuttering... Also stammering, psellism, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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